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Cottonwood Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

2740 West Ave P8

Palmdale CA, 93551, Los Angeles County

Phone: 661-267-2825

Ranking:

(3,421 out of 6,930, top 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Westside Union Elementary School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	17		19		23		NA	NA	27		28		39
Total Students:	469		508		599		601		657		740		788
Kindergarten:	47	10.0%	65	12.8%	73	12.2%	64	10.6%	86	13.1%	95	12.8%	98	12.4%
Grade 1:	75	16.0%	76	15.0%	76	12.7%	88	14.6%	90	13.7%	90	12.2%	109	13.8%
Grade 2:	66	14.1%	57	11.2%	89	14.9%	91	15.1%	87	13.2%	112	15.1%	113	14.3%
Grade 3:	60	12.8%	69	13.6%	87	14.5%	88	14.6%	97	14.8%	97	13.1%	86	10.9%
Grade 4:	76	16.2%	77	15.2%	88	14.7%	97	16.1%	87	13.2%	96	13.0%	139	17.6%
Grade 5:	79	16.8%	83	16.3%	96	16.0%	92	15.3%	92	14.0%	120	16.2%	121	15.4%
Grade 6:	66	14.1%	81	15.9%	90	15.0%	81	13.5%	118	18.0%	130	17.6%	122	15.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	251	53.5%	292	57.5%	321	53.6%	324	53.9%	331	50.4%	372	50.3%	412	52.3%
Female:	218	46.5%	216	42.5%	278	46.4%	277	46.1%	326	49.6%	368	49.7%	372	47.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	5	0.6%
Asian:	24	5.1%	27	5.3%	34	5.7%	42	7.0%	49	7.5%	53	7.2%	61	7.7%
Hispanic:	287	61.2%	289	56.9%	320	53.4%	316	52.6%	318	48.4%	338	45.7%	356	45.2%
Black:	62	13.2%	79	15.6%	85	14.2%	79	13.1%	112	17.0%	107	14.5%	110	14.0%
White:	77	16.4%	90	17.7%	135	22.5%	146	24.3%	170	25.9%	225	30.4%	256	32.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	3.4%	20	3.9%	24	4.0%	17	2.8%	5	0.8%	14	1.9%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	222	47.3%	225	44.3%	265	44.2%	220	36.6%	261	39.7%	247	33.4%	243	30.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	48	10.2%	54	10.6%	0	0.0%	72	12.0%	66	10.0%	81	10.9%	81	10.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	27.59		26.74		26.04		NA	NA	24.33		24.90		20.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.7	346.9	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.1	349.2	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.3	348	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.5	342.1	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.2	342.6	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.7	349.3	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.2	353.7	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.1	360.6	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.2	364.1	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	361.3	N/A
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.5	380.5	N/A
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	376.5	N/A
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	371.8	N/A
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.3	361.3	N/A
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.5	356.6	N/A
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.9	373	N/A
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.5	376	N/A
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.6	381.9	N/A
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.4	385.7	N/A
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.4	388.3	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	344.3	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.6	342.5	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.8	338	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.1	333.9	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.8	335.2	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.7	340.9	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.4	344.9	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.8	349.1	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	351.7	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.8	353.1	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.7	375.4	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.7	379.6	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.3	371.1	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.7	366.9	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.7	374.3	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.5	376.9	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.6	391	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	399.1	N/A
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397.9	395.6	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.8	400.0	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.4	347.2	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.8	362.2	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.7	363.5	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.3	357.5	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.9	361	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.3	372.9	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.1	371.7	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.4	377.5	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.1	379.5	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.8	377.4	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.8	349	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.5	366.5	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.7	375.2	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.3	363.6	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.7	370.3	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.1	385.9	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.4	388.1	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.7	389.9	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.3	391.6	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.0	393.0	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.3	351.3	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.3	352.2	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	352.5	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.4	352.2	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.7	353.2	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.9	361.1	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.6	367.2	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.9	367.7	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.3	369.1	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.3	368.0	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.1	355.1	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.8	362.1	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418.6	368.1	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	367.1	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.3	363.1	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385.3	382.3	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.8	381.2	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	391.5	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	391	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.8	388.9	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.5	331.4	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.6	337.1	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.4	338.8	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.1	343.6	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.4	354.9	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.9	364.7	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.5	374.4	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	379.8	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.4	381.1	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.2	377.0	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.7	347.3	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.4	346	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.9	349.4	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.9	362.4	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.8	366.9	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	368	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.2	373.6	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.8	372.2	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.3	343	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.5	345.3	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.2	351.9	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.4	363.6	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.2	369.1	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	377.4	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.8	373.4	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.5	377.6	N/A

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* Cottonwood Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.